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Install acuity lt system wiring, Power requirements, 3 - install acuity lt system wiring – Welch Allyn Acuity LT Mobile - Installation Guide User Manual

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Install Acuity LT System wiring

After the installation is planned, qualified personnel can install the wiring for the wireless
Acuity LT System.

Power requirements

The following power requirements are required at the nurses station and the equipment
closet (or wherever the terminal server and UPS are located).

Table 3. Power requirements for wireless Acuity LT System equipment

Location

Equipment

Required AC power outlets/minimum
power

Central nurses station

Each display (2 displays for 28-patient
system)

CPU

External modem

1 power cord plugs into UPS

Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)

1 outlet/500 VA
(750 VA required for larger capacity UPS for
28-patient system)

Printer

1 outlet (does not plug into UPS)/see printer
manufacturer’s specifications

Equipment closet
(near nurses station)

Switch

1 power cord plugs into UPS

Power-over-ethernet (PoE) devices
(supply power to access points)

1 power cord for each PoE power adapter
plugs into UPS (1 PoE power adapter for each
AP)

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)

1 outlet/500 VA

Second uninterruptible power supply
(UPS) required with 4 to 7 APs, to
accommodate additional PoE power
adapters

1 outlet/500 VA

Hallways

Access points

Power is provided from power-over-ethernet
devices, through the data cables.